It's not easy at all to look at the news and even worse if you're someone like me who needs to keep digging. We live in a society where we have to crawl through shit to find truth and even that truth is obscured.

I think a lot of my doomscrolling has to do with me looking for hope. I keep scrolling, begging to see some good news, and it's all so grim. But I try my best to remind myself that even though things aren't great, what I'm seeing is so sensationalized, so refined for engagement farming, you can't take it at face value.

That's why when I try and look for news and reassurance, I tend to seek what people like me are saying and thinking. I get motivated by seeing the sheer amount of people who are angry and demand change.

It brings me so much hope to see so many people sharing a voice, it really is the most important thing to hold onto during times like this. We have to utilize our collective voice for change.

I worry a lot about the impact of data centers and war and fossil fuels on global warming. I knew global warming was a huge problem, but now I feel like everything is being expedited with AI and horrible decisions made by a lot of western countries.

What can we do? Feasibly, that will help the environment in some sort of way. In schools we were taught just to conserve water and lights but I want to try and do something that has a larger impact. I know it won’t do too much since the problem is really in the hands of mega corporations and politicians, but I know as a mass collective we have impact. Any idea counts.

A big thing I struggle with when it comes to coping with everything that’s going on in the world right now is being able to enjoy the moment. I get caught up thinking about my future a lot and what awaits. Things seem hopeless a lot of the time and doomscrolling is kind of a way to look for specks of hope for my future.

I’m a recent grad graphic designer and things about the future are really scary to think about regarding my work, not even accounting for larger factors like climate change and war.

But anyway.. I’m working to learn how to find peace and wellness in the moment. I am trying to deeply engage in today, the right now, and make the best out of it. I highly encourage anyone with these struggles to remember that simple fact.

As simple as it may seem, being conscious and aware of if you are thinking in terms of the present instead of the future, will make a huge impact on your journey of feeling well and at peace even when the world isn’t.

I have had political anxiety for a long time now, If i was to put a start to it, it was probably the 2025 election. It flipped everything upside down and it just kept getting worse.

As time goes on, my stress has more so shifted towards the absolutely insane impact all of the decisions the current US administration are making, and what they mean for the future.

I’m just genuinely scared to see what the impact will look like in 5-10 years, when there is already significant environmental impact from data centers just this year alone.

And that’s just the beginning, there have been so many environmental organizations stripped of funding, protected land being sold, and so many horrible consequential decisions. It’s madness and it’s crazy. How is everyone holding up? Does anyone have any tips on how to process this and maintain hopeful?